Re: Uh Oh ... Newest Nvidia Chips OVERHEAT

On 27/11/2024 12:33, Carlos E.R. wrote:

On 2024-11-21 20:59, rbowman wrote:

Definitely. Like all design decisions they have their place. To really
date myself I sent my Osborne 1 back to the factory for the 100 column and
DS/DD floppy upgrade. The new video would work for a while and then die. I
isolated the problem chip with a can of cooler. It was CMOS and when I
replaced it with the equivalent 74LS problem solved.

 That's a curious one. :-)
 

Actually it isn't. Ive been peripherally involved with hardware for years, because that was where I started so any hardware problems came my way.
Where I started in military spec hardware we endeavoured to guarantee that if *every single chip* was 'edge of spec' between -40°C and +125°C, the bloody thing still worked.
Imagine my surprise at encountering 'commercial design' where it was sufficient if the thing worked between +10°C and +40°C and the customer did the product testing, in terms of returned items.
But then a PC doesn't cost $25,000 does it?
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